Happy Thursday! It is Day 9 of Bill Whitaker’s guest-host stint. Thus far, $212,799 has been donated by Jeopardy! to Media Fellowship House. Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Children’s Books) for Thursday, May 13, 2021 (Season 37, Game 164):
The last book Dr. Seuss published in his lifetime, it climbs bestseller lists every spring
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Susan Schulman, a baker from Alexandria, Virginia
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Matt McAndrews, a marketer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Amanda Ganske, a product marketing manager from Austin, Texas (1-day total: $14,000)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Amanda won the lowest-scoring game of Bill Whitaker’s hosting tenure thus far, picking up only $14,000. But the wins all count the same on the scoreboard, and she goes up against Matt and Susan today. Amanda’s best chances at victory will come if she has fewer incorrect responses—she had 4 yesterday.
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Correct response: What is Oh, the Places You’ll Go!?
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Dr. Seuss’ 1990 book Oh, the Places You’ll Go! is very famously often gifted to graduates as inspirational material, with famous quotes such as “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Susan $20,200
Matt $15,000
Amanda $9,800
Tonight’s results:
Amanda $9,800 + $9,799 = $19,599 (What is Oh the Places You’ll Go) (2-day total: $33,599)
Matt $15,000 – $5,201 = $9,799 (What is Oh the places you will go)
Susan $20,200 – $10,000 = $10,200 (What is The Lorax?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Matt $7,400
Susan $6,800
Amanda $3,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) NUMBERING THE NONFICTION BOOKS $600 (clue #21)
Matt 2800 +2800 (Amanda 2800 Susan 3400)
2) OPERA $1200 (clue #5)
Susan 8400 +3000 (Amanda 3400 Matt 8200)
3) THE TUNNEL $2000 (clue #17, $16800 left on board)
Matt 11800 -2000 (Amanda 2600 Susan 18200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 119
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 188 (1.15 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Amanda $9,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Susan $18,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Matt $14,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,000
Lach Trash: $6,200 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,800
Amanda Ganske, career statistics:
36 correct, 6 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (36/114)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,100
Matt McAndrews, career statistics:
19 correct, 3 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $800)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,800
Susan Schulman, career statistics:
19 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,400
Amanda Ganske, to win:
3 games: 30.292%
4: 9.176%
5: 2.780%
6: 0.842%
7: 0.255%
Avg. streak: 2.435 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Thus far, $235,398 has been donated by Jeopardy! to Media Fellowship House. $1,227,525 has been donated to all charities thus far.
- Titles need to be exact; Matt’s title was not exact and was correctly ruled incorrect by the judges.
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I understand that Matt’s answer was incorrect, but that FJ was painful to watch. You spend years taking the online test, get through multiple rounds of qualifying games. Then you finally get on national television and lose like that
This game represented the second time in just a couple weeks that a contestant was a middle aged, dark haired woman who identified as a “baker”.